Aide-Memoire - Interview with Curriculum Leaders

Standards

  1. What are the standards being attained in your area in EYFS, KS1 and KS2?
  2. How do you obtain information on this?
  3. Have you written any analysis of standards?
  4. Do you have clear improvement strategies based on assessment data?

Progress

  1. What percentage of / how many children are on track to meet two levels of progress or better by the end of KS2?
  2. What percentage of / how many children have made better than expected progress across the school?
  3. What analysis is there of the progress of all pupils?
  4. What analysis is there of the progress of vulnerable groups in comparison to all children?

Teaching

  1. How good is the teaching in your area including assessment for learning?
  2. What are the strengths and weaknesses? How do you know?
  3. Have you written any evaluations of teaching?
  4. How are you trying to develop the quality of teaching?

Curriculum

  1. Are schemes of work in place? (e.g. Primary Framework)
  2. How do schemes of work support progression of knowledge, skills and understanding throughout the school?
  3. How do you ensure a consistent approach to long, medium and short term planning?
  4. How is the curriculum refined and developed?
  5. How do you embed literacy skills in your subject area?

Resources

  1. Are there adequate resources for each key stage?
  2. Are staff aware of resources?
  3. How much money do you receive and how do you decide how it is spent?

Management

  1. Do you have an action plan? what are your current priorities?
  2. Are there sections in the SIP related to your subject? How do these link to your action plan?
  3. Are there up to date subject policiesin place and how do you know if they are being implemented?
  4. What are the subject induction procedures for new staff?
  5. How do you identify and meet the INSET needs of the staff?
  6. How often do you have line-management meetings in relation to your subject leadership?
  7. How do you inform Governors re. your subject?

Equal Opportunities

  1. How do equal opportunities inform your work as curriculum leader?
  2. Who are the vulnerable groups of pupils in your school? (see question 4 – progress)

SEN

  1. How do you monitor the teaching and progressof pupils with SEN in your subject? (e.g. liaison with inclusion manager/SENCO)
  2. How do you support the development of teaching and learning of pupils with SEN?

SMSC (social, moral, spiritual and cultural education)

  1. How do you support SMSC through your subject?
  2. What links are made between your subject and other curriculum areas?
  3. How do schemes of work support links to the local area?

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